title: Boom in Latin American and Caribbean elderly population. Region's health systems have 10 years to prepare for rising number of elderly, report warns.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000375:Aging / Q000208:ethnology*; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000208:ethnology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America / Q000208:ethnology; D008136:Longevity; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D011158:Population Growth